Military Related Mao Zedong Quotes

“Revolutionary war is an antitoxin which not only eliminates the enemy’s poison but also purges us of our own filth.”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)

“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)

“War can only be abolished by war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)

“If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. . . . If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)

“Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Tse-tung), 1938

“An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Tse-tung)

“The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea.”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)

“When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.”– Chairman Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)

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